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Zach

彼らは謝るほかに方法がなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

彼ら 謝る ほか 方法 なかった

English Translation

They had no other resource but to apologize.

Furigana

(かれ)らは(あやま)るほかに方法(ほうほう)がなかった。

Romanji

Karera wa ayamaru hoka ni hōhō ga nakatta.

Words

彼ら (かれら)
they (usually male); them
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
謝る (あやまる)
to apologize; to apologise
(ほか)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but; nothing apart from; nothing aside from; no choice (but to); besides...; in addition to...
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
方法 (ほうほう)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
無い (ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: シャ、 あやま.る
Meanings: apologize, thank, refuse
Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative
Readings: ホウ、 ハッ、 ホッ、 フラン、 のり
Meanings: method, law, rule, principle, model, system